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Family comes in all shapes and sizes, big and small, all ages, young and old, and everything in between. These are the people who mold who we are. Some only have fleeting contact and minimal effect and some have such an impact on us that they essentially define who we are. You never know how you are going to affect someone’s life with just a few words or actions. It was an offhand comment by my brother that propelled me into getting my degree in engineering. He doesn’t remember saying anything but I did and it helped me “show him” that I could do it. In this case it doesn’t matter that he remembers, because I did. It was my motivation.
We had Hubby’s Grandma’s funeral this week. I am not sure if anyone shed a tear. That makes me sad, it wasn’t a celebration of her life because she just wasn’t very nice and no one had a nice thing to say. So we said nothing at all. We had a lovely visit with Hubby’s cousins and family, but the highlight for me was Air Force Girl coming home. It was wonderful to have her and Army Girl home together for a few days. The only thing that would have made it better is if Navy Girl could have come too. But we got to see her recently so I am good for a little while.
Hubby’s Grandma was one of those people who had a negative effect on many people. I hope that I am one of those people who have a positive effect on people. I try to thank people for doing wonderful things, like Hubby’s parents R&D who opened their home to us for the last few days, who cooked wonderful meals and took us to dinner and just made it a fun weekend. I try to acknowledge how hard people work to make things nice. So please remember that even when no one is looking you are influencing someone. All it takes is a few kind words to change someone’s life. Will you be that person today?
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a few kind words, affect, Air Force Girl, all ages, all shapes, all sizes, Army Girl, big and small, celebration, cousins, effect, family, funeral, grandma, Hubby, in between, mold, motivation, navy g, negative effect, offhand comment, old, people, positive effect, remembers, thank people, young on May 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Family comes in all shapes and sizes, big and small, all ages, young and old, and everything in between. These are the people who mold who we are. Some only have fleeting contact and minimal effect and some have such an impact on us that they essentially define who we are. You never know how you are going to affect someone’s life with just a few words or actions. It was an offhand comment by my brother that propelled me into getting my degree in engineering. He doesn’t remember saying anything but I did and it helped me “show him” that I could do it. In this case it doesn’t matter that he remembers, because I did. It was my motivation.
We had Hubby’s Grandma’s funeral this week. I am not sure if anyone shed a tear. That makes me sad, it wasn’t a celebration of her life because she just wasn’t very nice and no one had a nice thing to say. So we said nothing at all. We had a lovely visit with Hubby’s cousins and family, but the highlight for me was Air Force Girl coming home. It was wonderful to have her and Army Girl home together for a few days. The only thing that would have made it better is if Navy Girl could have come too. But we got to see her recently so I am good for a little while.
Hubby’s Grandma was one of those people who had a negative effect on many people. I hope that I am one of those people who have a positive effect on people. I try to thank people for doing wonderful things, like Hubby’s parents R&D who opened their home to us for the last few days, who cooked wonderful meals and took us to dinner and just made it a fun weekend. I try to acknowledge how hard people work to make things nice. So please remember that even when no one is looking you are influencing someone. All it takes is a few kind words to change someone’s life. Will you be that person today?
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